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Created page with "The website ''Mic'' indicates concerning '''atheist stereotypes''': {{Cquote|Atheist — does the word give you pause? Make your eyes narrow a bit? Conjure up images of immora..."
The website ''Mic'' indicates concerning '''atheist stereotypes''':
{{Cquote|Atheist — does the word give you pause? Make your eyes narrow a bit? Conjure up images of immorality and pugnacious heathens? For a surprising number of Americans, the answer is still, well, yes.
According to data from a recent Pew study, while political polariziation is at its highest intensity in 20 years, the person Americans really don't want their family members bringing home for dinner is neither a Republican nor Democrat. It's someone who doesn't believe in God...
Here are seven of the more prominent, problematic stereotypes about atheists:
1. Atheists are pacifists who [[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view|don't fight America's wars]]...
2. Atheists [[Atheism, race and gender|are all white men]]...
3. Atheists [[Atheism and morality|are immoral hedonists]]...
4. Atheists [[Atheism and arrogance|are arrogant]] and [[Militant atheism|aggressive proselytizers]]...
5. Atheists [[Atheism and anger at God|are angry at God]] and [[Antitheism|want to destroy religion]]...
6. Atheists believe the [[Atheism and the origin of the Universe|universe is all a big coincidence]]...
7. Atheists [[Atheism and Christmas|want to ban Christmas]].<ref>[https://mic.com/articles/92747/7-biggest-lies-we-need-to-stop-telling-about-atheists|7 Biggest Lies We Need to Stop Telling About Atheists], Mic<ref>}}
{{Cquote|Atheist — does the word give you pause? Make your eyes narrow a bit? Conjure up images of immorality and pugnacious heathens? For a surprising number of Americans, the answer is still, well, yes.
According to data from a recent Pew study, while political polariziation is at its highest intensity in 20 years, the person Americans really don't want their family members bringing home for dinner is neither a Republican nor Democrat. It's someone who doesn't believe in God...
Here are seven of the more prominent, problematic stereotypes about atheists:
1. Atheists are pacifists who [[Sociology of "atheism is un-American" view|don't fight America's wars]]...
2. Atheists [[Atheism, race and gender|are all white men]]...
3. Atheists [[Atheism and morality|are immoral hedonists]]...
4. Atheists [[Atheism and arrogance|are arrogant]] and [[Militant atheism|aggressive proselytizers]]...
5. Atheists [[Atheism and anger at God|are angry at God]] and [[Antitheism|want to destroy religion]]...
6. Atheists believe the [[Atheism and the origin of the Universe|universe is all a big coincidence]]...
7. Atheists [[Atheism and Christmas|want to ban Christmas]].<ref>[https://mic.com/articles/92747/7-biggest-lies-we-need-to-stop-telling-about-atheists|7 Biggest Lies We Need to Stop Telling About Atheists], Mic<ref>}}